Jonathan HallBooks written by experts in the field intended for a lay-audience. The technical literature is not easily accessible - both intellectually and logistically. Historically speaking, this method has had the greatest impact on scientific consensus and public perception.

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Clint HowardAlthough I do have a B.S. in Biology, some of the most convincing evidence for me was the labyrinthodonts. The classification refers to the structure of their teeth...a structure found only in certain predominantly or completely aquatic amphibian-like species, and also in the later "reptile-like amphibians."
Some info here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinthodontia

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Josh CarpenterBioLogos: I just needed to know there were other Christians that believed in evolution.

Theresa de Morrowi've read a lot of books written for the layperson about evolution. But what really brought it all home for me was taking a basic Human Anatomy and Physiology class in college. It's all so obvious. For example, the basic structure of the human (or any primate) hand and arm is the same for an aquatic flipper (such as a whale or dolphin) and a wing (chicken or any bird). All three have the same bones and structures. The big difference is the phalanges bones (finger bones) are fused together in the tip of the flipper and the tip of the wing. That's just one of many many examples.

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Eloy GalvánAttending medical school and actually studying and understanding genetics.
I understand that isn't exactly a "resource" per de, but there's no replacing the basic knowledge in order to not be thrown off be specious arguments.

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Barbara HollenbeckThis doesn't help anyone else, but my greatest influence was my father. He was a good Christian man and taught high school biology. Taught all of us to explore and learn and question dogmatic teachings that had no solid basis.

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Jeff MyersI also benefitted greatly from Francis Collins book. Actually reading the works of Darwin opened me up too. It's amazing how many people have strong opinions about Darwin but have never actually read him. And Wonderful Life by Stephen Jay Gould. Thank you so much for the work you all do! As a pastor, you have served to improve my teaching and increase my discipling of skeptics.

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Carl Wagner(1) My father being a scientist, (2) The obvious fact that the Bible is not always literally true, (3) Yet the occurrences of miracles in my family that were extremely improbable as non-miracles, and taken altogether they could not have been just luck, they must have been divine intervention, and finally (4) the idea of intelligent design was the final convincer.

Jason W. McInnisThe TalkOrigins Archive (www.talkorigins.org/) is an outstanding resource. Additionally, despite my strong disagreement with his philosophical conclusions and distaste for his acerbic attitude towards people of faith, I found Jerry Coyne's Why Evolution is True to be an excellent survey of some of the most compelling scientific evidence.

Charles CarriganNice Dimetrodon! A Permian synapsid more closely related to mammals than the Mesozoic dinosaurs it is often confused with.

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AudreyandChris Hayes"On the Origin of Species" by Darwin. It was dry, but laid things out in such a clear way that things made sense for one of the first times.

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Michael CurrieGrade 8 science. Paleontology documentaries. Darwin's Origin of the Species. A chapter or two of J Warner Wallace. I have The Language of God in my library and plan on reading it after I am done with The Lost World of Genesis One.

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Lance AndersonHigh School and College level biology classes. The Language of God by Francis Collins and The Language of Science and Faith by Karl Giberson and Francis Collins.

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Stephen PeltonFalk's book "Coming to Peace with Science" allowed me to think and realize that I felt exactly like him

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Nick KeyesStephen J Gould: his columns in natural history magazine and his books, like "the panda's thumb."

We hear this constantly: "I want to start a conversation about faith and science, but I don't know how to do it!" Our friends David and Kate Vosburg were motivated by this dilemma to write a guide for how to bring people of different beliefs together to talk about God, science, and the Bible. (Hint: start with Christ, not Genesis or science.) We strongly recommend their new book. ... See moreSee less